In the Light of Justice: The Rise of Human Rights in Native America and the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

by Walter R. Echo-Hawk, Anaya S. James

Overview

In 2007 the United Nations approved the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. United States endorsement in 2010 ushered in a new era of Indian law and policy. This book highlights steps that the United States, as well as other nations, must take to provide a more just society and heal past injustices committed against indigenous peoples.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781555916633
Publisher:	Fulcrum Publishing
Publication date:	07/01/2013
Pages:	352
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Walter R. Echo-Hawk (Pawnee) is of counsel to the Crowe & Dunlevy law firm of Oklahoma and adjunct Professor of Law at the University of Tulsa College of law. As a staff attorney for the NativAmerican Rights Fund for thirty-five years, he respresented tribes and Native Americans on significant legal issues during the modern era of federal Indian law. In addition to litigation, he worked on major legislation such as the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, and federal religious freedom legislation. He is a prolific writer whose books include In The Courts of the Conqueror: The 10 Worst Indian Law Cases Ever Decided and the award winning Battlefields and Burial Grounds.

Table of Contents

Foreword S. James Anaya vii

Preface and Acknowledgments xiii

Part 1 Understanding the Declaration

Chapter 1 The Seeds of Change 3

Chapter 2 The Making of the Declaration 27

Chapter 3 Mounting the Big Horse 39

Chapter 4 Legal Status of the Declaration 63

Part 2 The Need for the Declaration

Chapter 5 The Legacy of Conquest 99

Chapter 6 Toward an American Land Ethic 133

Chapter 7 How Does the Declaration Affect the Future of Indian Law? 157

Chapter 8 Does United States Law and Policy Meet UN Standards? 183

Part 3 Implementing the Declaration

Chapter 9 March Toward Justice 221

Chapter 10 In the Light of Justice 249

Appendix: United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples 281

Endnotes 297

Index 327

About the Author 336